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4jmMlTage TwoTHESRAMROCK TEXANPublished Every Afternoon Except Sundayif The Shamrock Texan Publishing Co.,Idc., 407 North Main Street.Albert Cooper,..... PublisherPercy Bones____________________________EditorAntal Montgomery-----National AdvertisingJ. C. Howell______________Local AdvertisingTed Rogers_______________Mechanical Supi.Phone 160Entered at the post office at 8hamrock,Texas, as necond-class matter under Act«f March S, 1879. Subscription Rate Byli&il, in Wheeler and adjoining counties,ft.00 per year; elsewhere $3.00. By CarrierDelivery, 10c per week. It is our desire togive subscribers prompt and satisfactoryservice and we will appreciate your noti-fying 160 whenever the paper is missed.NOTICE TO PUBLICAny erroneous reflection upon the char-acter, standing or reputation of any per-son, firm or corporation, which may ap-pear In the columns of this paper will begladly corrected upon due notice beinggiven to the editor personally at the officeat 407 North Main St., Shamrock, Texas.National Representative:TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE, Inc.Headquarters Mercantile Bldg., Dallas, Tex.THE SHAMROCK TEXAN, Shamrock, TexasSaturday, May 1, 1987‘Swollen Bureaucracy'Does Have Its UsesTlie federal bureaucracy is a fear-ful thing, as everybody knows. It isa swollen organization of politicalappointees, engaged in officiousmeddling, which consumes the tax-payer’s substance and straddles theneck of Uncle Sam like the Old Manof the Sea.But it does have its uses, now andthen. If you are inclined to doubt it,consider the record of the U. S Poodand Drug Administration during therecent Ohio river floods.As soon as the waters started ris-ing, inspectors for this branch ofthe bureaucracy started down thegreat river valley. They had a thou-sand-mile beat to cover, from Mari-etta, O; to Cairo, 111., and their ob-ject was to destroy all fruits, vegetables, medicines, flour, and otherfoodstuffs that were contaminatedby the flood waters.This was tough on the local store-keepers, manufacturers, and whole-salers. Most of them co-operatedwithout a whimper, though, andthose who whimpered had to co-operate anyway. The inspectors werethorough and unyielding.In one town, 200 carloads offlood-damaged food were hauled offto a stone quarry and destroyed. Inanother, 120 tons of water-soakedcoffee were destroyed. In Louisville,the inspectors went through 95drug stores and destroyed all com-modities that the waters had touch-ed.And the result of all this was thatnot one single epidemic occurredwhile the flood waters were receding.Typhoid, dysentery, and the otherapiidadjes that ‘ inevitably" take theirtoll alter a flood disaster were dis-tinguished by their absence. The bu-reaucracy had got there ahead ofthem.This Curious WorldIN DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA,CAN SWIM AT A SPEED OFSO /VUUES AN HOUR..It is interesting to measure thisactivity against the standards of,say, 50 years ago.At that time no one would havedreamed that It might be a properfunction of the federal governmentto keep flood-polluted foods andmedicines away from the people. Itwould have been argued — If any-one had been visionary enough toraise the point — that those thingswere best left to local management.To have urged that Uncle Samkeep a staff of trained men bn thepayroll to snoop around the shelvesof the corner grocery store wouldhave qualified a man for immediateadmittance to the booby hatch.But we can see it differently now.This Pood and Drug Administrationpaid its way in the Ohio Valleyflood, If any government organiza-tion ever did. It saved a great manyJives and prevented a tremendouseconomic loss through sickness.And the point Is that our “swollenfederal bureaucracy” does have itsuses, after all. Ordinarily we over-look the useful work it does and seeEECNT-AD SECTION <RATES ANDINFORMATION10c per line first insertion, 5cper line for subsequent insertions.Count 6 average words to the line.FREE FARMERS EXCHANGE—Dirt farmers who are paid-upsubscribers may run ads free ofcharge to exchange, buy or sellanything except real estate andoil and gas leases and royalties.All ads will be run 6 times.The Struggle Against Alien nad Subversive InfluencesFOR SALE—Good team of mules,weight 2,400 lbs.; 1 good milk cowwith heifer calf. Joe Harris, 9 mileseast and 4 1-2 miles north of Sham-rock. 282-6EWANTED—Girl, must know howto drive car and do house work.Mrs. E. P. Wegner, 411 S. OkalhomaStreet, 282-tfcWANTED—To buy all second handtoe sacks at either Twitty or Keltongin. J. M. Tindall. 282-4tcour. MOONIS THE CLOSEST TO THESONOF ALL THE TWENTY-SI* KNOWN! MOONSOF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.NEITHER Mercury nor Venus, the two planets closer to the sunthan is our earth, has a satellite. Thus, of all the sun’s 2G moonchildren, our own remains nearest the center of the solcr system.FOR SALE—Pure first-year Wat-son cotton seed, $1.50 per bushel.Raised on good bottom land. HarveyClose, 6 1-2 miles west Shamrock.281-6EFOR SALE—3 pianos owned byMiss Ethel McCurdy. Cash or terms.Phone Mrs. Cabot Brannon at Mis-sion Hotel. 280-6tpNEXT: How do coyotes use their “sixth sense"?only the expense. A sudden disasterthat brings swift, sure, and effec-tive help from Washington helps usto see what it is really good for.-o-Irish And Exes(Continued from Page One)has been shifted from his guard po-sition to the quarterback post fromwhere he will direct the team. RoyHolmes is showing up nicely alongwith a very promising group of boyswho, as yet, lack actual playingexperience.Besides the fifteen or sixteen boyswho played for the coming team,there were about ten or twelve boyson the bench who were itching toget a chance at the Exes.The starting line-ups were:•LocalsMrs. Anna Williams of Dalhart,visited in the home of her uncle, J.Atkinson, and Mrs. Atkinson, thisweek.-o-County Judge W. O. Puett trans-acted business in Shamrock Fridayafternoon.-o-Mrs. Byne Young and son of Ama-rillo, visited In the Grady Younghome this week.-o-Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Brown ofRamsdell, were visitors here today.PlayerPositionPlayerBurchamLEWalkerKingLTBurchamGeorgeLGWoolardHolmesCCainBlountRGHiseEtterRTUsreyFoxREHuttonBraxton«RookBlakeRHWellsCashLHSkidmoreSherwoodFGradySubstitutes—’37 team;Brothers,Harrell, Pike and Sutterfield.-o-European kings and nobles usedto have "pipe masters,” who brokein and cared for the royal smok-ing implements.Mrs. H. E. Nicholson and Mrs. D.A. Hunt of Wheeler, shopped Intown yesterday.-o-FOR SALE—Extra nice 2-lb. WhiteWyandotte Fryers, 50c each or $2.70per half dozen. Mrs. J. A. Mont-gomery, 4 miles north, 2 1-2 mileseast Twitty. 280-6EFOR SALE—Team and cultivator.W. E. Tarbet. 280-6EExperts Bolster-(Contlnued from Page One)defense contention that Mrs. Taylormay have been a suicide.It was learned that one of the jur-ors, Joe Henderson, had signed anaffidavit before the trial declaringthat Denhardt could not obtain afair trial in Henry County becauseof intense prejudice against himhere.Experts Testify“Nothing can be done about thatnine inches and probably more than18 inches — from her body.Contact Shot ExplainedThis wouia be an awkward, if notimpossible position for a suicide, thenow,” said Commonwealth Prosecu- j commonwealth contends, since thetor H. Benton Kinsolving, “we have general’s revolver is aboui afootlong.investigated Mr. Henderson. He Is agood citizen $nd we are sure he willdo his duty.’rMajor Wiard was the first of sixballistic and chemical experts toi testify for Brigadier General Den-i hardt. The side of a hog’s carcass,“J; if ! punctured with six bullet wounds!laid on the floor before thenight for Excelsior Springs, Mo., foran extended stay.-o-Mrs. D. F Spruill and Mrs. J. W.Goodch made a trip to Amarilloyesterday.Mrs. L. C. Jones of Wellington,visited her daughter, Mrs. M. M. Nixhere yessterday.RADIOS CSZniOGwasjury and Wiard delivered a lectureon ballistics.The commonwealth had producedevidence purporting to show thatthe gun which killed Mrs. Taylor —it was Denhardt’s .45 calibre armyrevolver—had been held “more thanFOR ONLY $2.50!We will run you an advertisementin The Texan this size every dayfor an entire month for only $2.50.Is there any other advertisingmedium reaching so many peopleWe repair ail makes of radios.Call 80 for prompt efficient ser-vice.A-K RADIO SHOPFEEDClimax feeds to horses for pep,to cows for milk, to hens for eggs,and to baby chicks for vigor andquick development.J. R. CarverHighest prices for produce.At the Old Baumgardner place.Wiard assisted the defense alsowith testimony that a contact shot— one in which the muzzle is heldagainst the target — produces amuffled sound.This was important to the defense,since Its contention is that Mrs. Tay-lor fired two shots that night, oneas a test or accident, the other intoher body. The second shot, witness-es have said, was a “pop shot,”more like a .22 than a .45,George Baker on whose farm thetragedy occurred, looked up just aft-er the second shot was heard andsaw Denhardt standing 600 feetfrom the body.-o-A weight of 250 pounds is con-sidered the most desirable weightfor hogs at market. Selected lighthogs, weighing from 155 to 195pounds, arc considered bacon hogs.iMiiumiiiMiuimiimtiMiuiimiitiiiiiaiiAt The Texas"Stolen Holiday,” showing at theTexas Theatre Saturday night pre-view, Sunday and Monday, bringslovely Kay Frances back to thescreen in a new role. The beautifulactress Is seen in the part of amannequin, who marries a world fa-mous financier for business reasons.Claude Rains, her husband, intro-duces her to a world of glamor andadventure, and also to Ian Hunterwith whom she falls In love. The af-fairs of her husband become critic-ally involved and a dramatic climaxbrings happiness to Miss Francisand Hunter.Alison Skipworth is in the sup-porting cast. Never before has MissFrancis worn such gorgeous gownsand the settings are Incredily beau-tiful.“Stolen Holiday” is a four-starpicture, so don’t miss It. Also severalshort features.MEANS fNew & Used Furniture, j*Used Ice Refrigerators, all sue* fand prices. We can saveyou some money.114 NORTH MAIN STREET I*E5 t:UPHOLSTERINGLet me do your upholstering andfurniture repairing. We specialize inreconditioning cushions. I have anassortment of good upholstering ^samples.W. B. FRANKS207 S. Austin St, or P. O. Box 92STIIIIIMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIHHIkATTENTION, FARMERS!We need more poultry, eggs, creamand hides. See us for prices.Farmers Poultry & Egg Co.In Rear of Banks Shoe ShopDoc TaylorHtMMMMMWUlMMMIMHMaHMMMMMtuillllllliM.uili.,We Have What You Needin the Way of . . .FURNITUREM. W. Burcham & SonFurniture Co.We Buy Old GoldW» buy and sell used clothes,shoes, guns, watches, musical in-struments. Big stock of usedtires; also lots of new ones inpopular makes. Full line ofPAWNBROKER’S goods. A goodplace to save money on thingsyou need. We buy and sell oldmagazines.Sid’* Trading Post .109 North Main Shamrock jAcross From Puckett’s iTRY A TEXAN WANT ADIKeep ijou.1 Ztanijetii'dRecolihALLEY OOPRaw Meat For Alley-By HAMLIN$£.30GaauinaSliaw-Walktr NOW ONLY| Ufttiwu staal trans-far lam *1 unprsce-jdaatad low prictsrnaan economy withsafaty. Low fir,t ooot.No wplacamanta. Outlast•I payor cuss sad othar daproadoa-,-M.ia.. boro oxpadiaMs.Toot records arealways safa, al-always ssiy ofaocass. A also besrirr record. Soldlocally auly bp —fmymw hhw§THE SHAMROCK TEXANCommercial Printing—Office Supplies*—HAH / HIMGOODWORKER-WEI WHA7CHA MEAN, *31)^ MAKE UM 0(26, SOUHORN-HEADEDL-JCOPR, 1937 py N^A BERyi*-? INC. T. M.